Patentable/Patents/US-10959231
US-10959231

Frequency domain resource configuration method and apparatus

PublishedMarch 23, 2021
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Technical Abstract

A frequency domain resource configuration method and apparatus, the method including obtaining, by a base station, a first frequency hopping parameter set of UE in N sub-bands, where the N sub-bands have a mapping relationship with a frequency hopping pattern that is indicated by the first frequency hopping parameter set, where the sub-band is a length of consecutive frequency domain resources in a system bandwidth, and where N≥1, and further including sending, by the base station, first configuration information to the UE, where the first configuration information includes sub-band identifiers of the N sub-bands and the first frequency hopping parameter set.

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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a base station apparatus, cause the base station apparatus to perform: obtaining a first frequency hopping parameter set of a user equipment (UE) in N sub-bands, wherein the N sub-bands have a mapping relationship with a frequency hopping pattern that is indicated by the first frequency hopping parameter set, wherein each sub-band of the N sub-bands is a length of consecutive frequency domain resources in a system bandwidth, and wherein N≥1; sending first configuration information to the UE, wherein the first configuration information comprises sub-band identifiers of the N sub-bands and the first frequency hopping parameter set, wherein the first frequency hopping parameter set is determined by a quantity N of the sub-bands and a value of a frequency hopping parameter, and wherein the frequency hopping parameter comprises a consecutive subframe time Y in which a frequency domain location does not change, and wherein Y>0; determining a first sub-band from the N sub-bands according to the frequency hopping pattern; communicating with the UE on the first sub-band in the consecutive subframe time Y.

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2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the N sub-bands are used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data; and wherein the unicast data carries a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bit scrambled by using a specified radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) of the UE, and further carries a transport block (TB) of the UE.

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3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , further comprising instructions causing the base station apparatus to perform: generating second configuration information according to the N sub-bands, wherein the second configuration information comprises sub-band identifiers of M sub-bands, wherein any one of the M sub-bands is used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data, and wherein the M sub-bands are subset of the N sub-bands, and wherein 1≤M≤N; and sending the second configuration information to the UE; wherein the first sub-bands are determined from the M sub-bands.

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4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , further comprising instructions causing the base station apparatus to perform: sending third configuration information to the UE, wherein the third configuration information comprises a third frequency hopping parameter set, wherein H sub-bands have a mapping relationship with a frequency hopping pattern that is indicated by the third frequency hopping parameter set in the consecutive subframe time Y in which a frequency domain location does not change, wherein the H sub-bands are subset of the N sub-bands, wherein N≥H≥1, and wherein the third frequency hopping parameter set is determined by at least one of the sub-band identifiers of the N sub-bands, the quantity N of the sub-bands, sub-band identifiers of the H sub-bands, a quantity H of the sub-bands, or the value of the frequency hopping parameter; wherein the first sub-bands are determined from the H sub-bands.

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5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 4 , wherein the H sub-bands are used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data.

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6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a terminal apparatus, cause the terminal apparatus to perform: receiving first configuration information from a base station, wherein the first configuration information comprises sub-band identifiers of N sub-bands and a first frequency hopping parameter set in the N sub-bands, wherein the N sub-bands have a mapping relationship with a frequency hopping pattern that is indicated by the first frequency hopping parameter set, wherein each sub-band of the N sub-bands is a length of consecutive frequency domain resources in a system bandwidth, and wherein N≥1, and wherein the first frequency hopping parameter set is determined by a quantity N of the sub-bands and a value of a frequency hopping parameter, and wherein the frequency hopping parameter comprises a consecutive subframe time Y in which a frequency domain location does not change, and wherein Y>0; determining, according to the sub-band identifiers of the N sub-bands and the first frequency hopping parameter set, a first sub-band from the N sub-bands; and communicating with the base station on the first sub-band in the consecutive subframe time Y.

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7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 6 , wherein the N sub-bands are used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data; wherein the unicast data carries a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bit scrambled by using a specified radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) of the terminal apparatus, and further carries a transport block (TB) of the terminal apparatus.

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8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 6 , further comprising instructions causing the terminal apparatus to perform: receiving second configuration information from the base station, wherein the second configuration information comprises sub-band identifiers of M sub-bands, wherein any one of the M sub-bands is used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data, wherein the M sub-bands are subset of the N sub-bands, wherein 1≤M≤N, and wherein the first sub-bands are determined from the M sub-bands.

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9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 6 , further comprising instructions causing the terminal apparatus to perform: receiving third configuration information from the base station, wherein the third configuration information comprises a third frequency hopping parameter set, wherein H sub-bands have a mapping relationship with a frequency hopping pattern that is indicated by the third frequency hopping parameter set in the consecutive subframe time Y in which a frequency domain location does not change, wherein the H sub-bands are any subset of the N sub-bands, wherein N≥H≥1, and wherein the third frequency hopping parameter set is determined by at least one of the sub-band identifiers of the N sub-bands, wherein the quantity N of the sub-bands, sub-band identifiers of the H sub-bands, a quantity H of the sub-bands, or the value of the frequency hopping parameter, and wherein the first sub-bands are determined from the H sub-bands.

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10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the H sub-bands are used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data.

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11. A base station apparatus, comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the processor, the program including instructions to: obtain a first frequency hopping parameter set of a user equipment (UE) in N sub-bands, wherein the N sub-bands have a mapping relationship with a frequency hopping pattern that is indicated by the first frequency hopping parameter set, wherein each sub-band of the N sub-bands is a length of consecutive frequency domain resources in a system bandwidth, and wherein N≥1; send first configuration information to the UE, wherein the first configuration information comprises sub-band identifiers of the N sub-bands and the first frequency hopping parameter set, wherein the first frequency hopping parameter set is determined by a quantity N of the N sub-bands and a value of a frequency hopping parameter, and wherein the frequency hopping parameter comprises a consecutive subframe time Y in which a frequency domain location does not change, and wherein Y>0; determine a first sub-band from the N sub-bands according to the frequency hopping pattern; communicate with the UE on the first sub-band in the consecutive subframe time Y.

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12. The base station apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the N sub-bands are used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data; wherein the unicast data carries a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bit scrambled by using a specified radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) of the UE, and further carries a transport block (TB) of the UE.

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13. The base station apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the program further includes instructions to: generate second configuration information according to the N sub-bands, wherein the second configuration information comprises sub-band identifiers of M sub-bands, wherein any one of the M sub-bands is used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data, wherein the M sub-bands are subset of the N sub-bands, and wherein 1≤M≤N; and send the second configuration information to the UE; wherein the first sub-bands are determined from the M sub-bands.

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14. The base station apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the program further includes instructions to: send third configuration information to the UE, wherein the third configuration information comprises a third frequency hopping parameter set, wherein H sub-bands have a mapping relationship with a frequency hopping pattern that is indicated by the third frequency hopping parameter set in the consecutive subframe time Y in which a frequency domain location does not change, wherein the H sub-bands are subset of the N sub-bands, wherein N≥H≥1, and wherein the third frequency hopping parameter set is determined by at least one of the sub-band identifiers of the N sub-bands, the quantity N of the sub-bands, sub-band identifiers of the H sub-bands, a quantity H of the sub-bands, or the value of the frequency hopping parameter; wherein the first sub-bands are determined from the H sub-bands.

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15. The base station apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the H sub-bands are used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data.

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16. A terminal apparatus, comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the processor, the program including instructions to: receive first configuration information from a base station, wherein the first configuration information comprises sub-band identifiers of N sub-bands and a first frequency hopping parameter set in the N sub-bands, wherein the N sub-bands have a mapping relationship with a frequency hopping pattern that is indicated by the first frequency hopping parameter set, wherein each sub-band of the N sub-bands is a length of consecutive frequency domain resources in a system bandwidth, wherein N≥1, wherein the first frequency hopping parameter set is determined by a quantity N of the sub-bands and a value of a frequency hopping parameter, wherein the frequency hopping parameter comprises a consecutive subframe time Yin which a frequency domain location does not change, and wherein Y>0; determine, according to the sub-band identifiers of the N sub-bands and the first frequency hopping parameter set, a first sub-band from the N sub-bands; and communicate with the base station on the first sub-band in the consecutive subframe time Y.

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17. The terminal apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the N sub-bands are used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data; wherein the unicast data carries a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bit scrambled by using a specified radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) of the terminal apparatus, and further carries a transport block (TB) of the terminal apparatus.

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18. The terminal apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the program further includes instructions to: receive second configuration information from the base station, wherein the second configuration information comprises sub-band identifiers of M sub-bands, wherein any one of the M sub-bands is used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data, wherein the M sub-bands are subset of the N sub-bands, and 1≤M≤N, and wherein the first sub-bands are determined from the M sub-bands.

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19. The terminal apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the program further includes instructions to: receive third configuration information from the base station, wherein the third configuration information comprises a third frequency hopping parameter set, wherein H sub-bands have a mapping relationship with a frequency hopping pattern that is indicated by the third frequency hopping parameter set in the consecutive subframe time Y in which a frequency domain location does not change, wherein the H sub-bands are any subset of the N sub-bands, wherein N≥H≥1, and wherein the third frequency hopping parameter set is determined by at least one of the sub-band identifiers of the N sub-bands, the quantity N of the sub-bands, sub-band identifiers of the H sub-bands, a quantity H of the sub-bands, or the value of the frequency hopping parameter; and wherein the first sub-bands are determined from the H sub-bands.

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20. The terminal apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the H sub-bands are used to transfer a downlink control channel for scheduling unicast data.

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September 11, 2019

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March 23, 2021

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